storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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A week after her neighbor's devastating unexpected death, Doyle found that lost kitten, hiding in the storm drain right by her home.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Heavy rain brought flooding to the area, and the flooding combined with the 12-inch water main break created a current that pulled the child into the storm drain, officials said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Mount Airy residents, first responders and people from neighboring cities gathered in Watkins Park, less than a mile from where Kearns’ was swept into the storm drain.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Flash flooding also struck Philadelphia, parts of the Washington, D.C., area and Maryland, where a person was caught in rising floodwaters and then became trapped in a storm drain and died, police in Mt. Airy, Maryland, said.
—ABC News, 31 July 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Heavy rain brought flooding to the area, and the flooding combined with the 12-inch water main break created a current that pulled the child into the storm drain, officials said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Mount Airy residents, first responders and people from neighboring cities gathered in Watkins Park, less than a mile from where Kearns’ was swept into the storm drain.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Flash flooding also struck Philadelphia, parts of the Washington, D.C., area and Maryland, where a person was caught in rising floodwaters and then became trapped in a storm drain and died, police in Mt. Airy, Maryland, said.
—ABC News, 31 July 2025
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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